A number of high-profile Hollywood celebrities are reportedly embroiled in a voter registration controversy in Los Angeles, accused of listing a financial management office as their residential address. According to a report, 36 voters were linked to Suite 600 at a building on Sunset Boulevard, which houses the offices of financial adviser Michael Ullman and his firm, Platinum Financial Management.
Among the celebrities named in the report are Jennifer Aniston, Jenna Dewan, Katheryn Winnick, Nicollette Sheridan, Laura Harrier, Matt Czuchry, Debbie Gibson, and Hamish Linklater. The registrations allegedly listed Ullman's office address as a residence, rather than solely as a mailing address. The Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk's office stated that voters are generally required to register at their place of residence, while business addresses and post office boxes can only be used for mailing purposes.
Michael Ullman told the outlet that he was aware his celebrity clients used the office for mail but denied they lived there, stating, "They don’t live here. It’s just a mailing address, but it’s not their residential address. So it gets mailed here, but they voted in their area."
Los Angeles County election officials, however, indicated that the registrations in question were recorded as residential addresses. A spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder, Michael Sanchez, confirmed that officials are reviewing the matter and that "under California law, voters must register at the address they identify as their domicile or residence."
Election experts noted that listing a business address as a residence on voter registration forms, which are signed under penalty of perjury, could potentially constitute perjury. Amber Hulse, an election attorney, stated that if a celebrity is using a business address as their residence when it is not, "then it would be illegal."
The report indicated that none of the 36 registrants associated with the office had confidentiality exemptions that would shield their home addresses from public records. The building in question also contains residential units, which may add complexity to the review process. There is no indication that the named celebrities voted in recent elections using the West Hollywood office address.